just passing through
Alors quand j'ai appris qu'il était de passage, eh bien, j'y suis allé, quoi.
So when I found out he was in town, well, I went to see him, you know.
— The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005)
Are you just passing through?
Tu viendras voir mon petit loft quand tu seras de passage en ville.
You should come see my little loft when you’re in town.
— Laurence Anyways (2012)
No, I'm just passing through.
Excusez-moi, je suis là de passage.
Excuse me, I’m just passing through.
Just passing through?
Il n'existait point de passage secret.
There was no secret passage.